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dinosaur

Definition

  • noun: one of many reptiles that lived on Earth millions of years ago
  • noun: any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct often very large chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the Mesozoic era
  • synonyms: fossil, old fart, dinosaurian

Examples

  • The character she plays is a 'dinosaur'—a former beauty queen who is living in the past.

  • The old factory is now a rusting 'dinosaur'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) -Don't blame me. Blame the high fuel costs. Blame insurance premiums. Blame technology. You know, you better watch yourself. You're a little too young to become a dinosaur. I'm not a dinosaur. I want you to show her the ropes. What do I know what goes on here? Get Ferguson to do it. (..)
    2009 Up in the Air